Versailles will return to BBC Two for a second season later this month. The sumptuous period drama is back with ten new episodes. Versailles launched in the UK in May 2016, depicting the decadent and turbulent early reign of Louis XIV (George Blagden). Buy the Season 1 box set on Amazon here. Season 2 begins … >
Poldark will be back on BBC One earlier than expected. Based on Winston Graham’s books, the award-winning Cornish saga launched in March 2015 and returned to BBC One for a second season in September 2016. Buy the complete Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. The third season began filming last autumn, with nine new episodes again written by Debbie … >
ITV has announced that the new season of The Durrells will begin later this month. Based upon Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, the family drama launched in April 2016 and tells the story of Louisa Durrell, who makes a radical change and uproots her four unruly ‘children’ Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry, from Bournemouth … >
ITV has confirmed that the new season of Grantchester will begin later this month. Based on The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie, the drama series launched in October 2014 and a second season aired on ITV in spring 2016, followed by the show’s first Christmas special last December. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season … >
The start date has been announced for the fourth season of Line of Duty. The new six-part story stars Thandie Newton (Westworld) as AC12’s “most devious opponent yet”, alongside returning regulars Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar. Newcomers to Season 4’s cast also includes Jason Watkins (Being Human), Lee Ingleby (The A Word) and Royce Pierreson (Our Girl). The … >
Stand-up comedian Simon Amstell’s first feature length film will make its debut on BBC iPlayer later this month. Written and directed by Amstell, Carnage: Swallowing The Past is set a utopian 2067 and looks back at a time when human beings ate other animals. The official synopsis reads: “For the young people of this time, the idea … >
The original, jail-breaking cast of Prison Break are back next month for a brand new escape. Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar and Paul Adelstein all reprise their roles in the new nine-part series. Buy the complete Season 1-4 box set on Amazon. Filmed partially on location in Morocco, the fifth season … >
Sky Atlantic has confirmed when the new season of Game of Thrones will begin in the UK. A dramatic announcement on Facebook has revealed that Season 7 will premiere on HBO in the US on Sunday 16 July. The season’s opening episode will premiere in the UK with a 2am simulcast on Monday 17 July on … >
Vera will return to ITV later this month. Based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books by award-winning writer Ann Cleeves, the crime drama is back with four new stand-alone films. Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside, the new season sees DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) and her team take on more compelling mysteries, including … >
BBC Two has announced the start date for the new season of The Last Kingdom. Adapted by BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning writer Stephen Butchard from Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling series of novels, The Last Kingdom launched in October 2015 and a second season began filming in Budapest last June. Buy the Season 1 box set on Amazon here. The … >